Newswire Berlin: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said that Europe itself decides where to get energy from.In an interview, Maas commented on US actions regarding the Nord Stream 2 project, called to extend the New START Treaty, spoke about possible sanctions against Russians for cyberattacks, and gave his opinion about the situation in eastern […]
Read MoreBy Alexandra Baff Moscow: Scientists in Russia have discovered the frozen bear and its cub, both of which were in a perfect condition. It is believed that the bear could be as old as 39,000 years old.The bear and its cub were found by reindeer breeders on the Lyakhovsky Islands and it is believed that […]
Read MoreCovert Report Rawalpindi: A farewell dinner in the honour of Yao Jing, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan was hosted this week by General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS). During the interaction matters of mutual interest, regional security and enhanced bilateral cooperation came under discussion.The COAS thanked Ambassador for his services and appreciated his […]
Read MoreCovert ReportIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for public hangings and chemical castration of rapists as authorities reported arresting a second man in connection with the rape of a woman on a popular highway in Punjab province last week.The woman was raped in front of her children after her car ran out of fuel […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing is convinced that Pakistan-China friendship is much above the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The envoy, who has completed his tenure in Pakistan and will soon leave for Beijing, told a farewell reception here Friday night that the multi-billion-dollar CPEC had definitely strengthened the existing friendship. “CPEC […]
Read MoreIslamabad: A delegation of the Pakistan Overseas Community (POC) comprising of Mian Tariq Javed Chairman POC, Fahad Inam Khan, Firdous Nisar, Beenish Shaukat and Abdullah Usman called on Chairman Senator A. Rehman Malik this week.They discussed in detailed issues of Overseas Pakistanis. Senator Rehman Malik said that overseas Pakistanis “are our asset and they are […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that 2.5 million people in Sindh were homeless because of floods and similar is the case in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit but there is no voice for them.The federal government led by the PPP in 2010 and 2011, he said, had helped the […]
Read MoreAmbassador Andreas Ferrarese Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that representing his country in Islamabad was a dream which came true.In a message, he said, being an Ambassador in Islamabad was a position that satisfied his desire from the beginning of his diplomatic career 26 years ago“In my first assignment to […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Almost all the Pakistanis – including incumbent Prime Minister Imran Khan – and former Presidents or the premiers believe China can only benefit Pakistan.Apart from the top politicians, the common man sees China as the trustworthy friend who will never leave Pakistan and the Pakistanis alone. Nadeem Afzal Chan, a spokesperson of Prime […]
Read MoreBeijing: China has approved a detailed plan for the core area of the capital city of Beijing for the 2018-2035 period, stressing its functions of serving central administrative organs as well as the firm and orderly relief of its non-capital roles. “The core area is where Beijing’s functions as the nation’s political, cultural and international […]
Read MoreRome: Matt Dillon will be a special guest at Rome’s Floating Theatre, in the EUR district of the capital, at 23.00 on Thursday 27 August. The appearance of the American actor follows the recent launch of Rome’s first floating cinema, inaugurated by veteran US director Oliver Stone on 24 August. Dillon, who has joined the […]
Read MoreKabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo Thursday expressed optimism about peace in Afghanistan. Earlier, Maulawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior member of the Taliban movement, met Ambassador Pontecorvo in Doha to discuss the US-Taliban February deal and current situation in Afghanistan. “I met the Taliban representation in Doha. I reiterated NATO’s support […]
Read MoreShenzhen: Southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a landmark in the country’s reform and opening-up drive, on Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the special economic zone. Over the past four decades, Shenzhen has transformed from a small fishing village into a modern metropolis with a permanent population of over 13 million. It […]
Read MoreRome: Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has appealed for the safe return of his pet dog Pallina which apparently slipped off his boat and disappeared into the sea off Sardinia. Bocelli took to social media to launch his appeal, saying that Pallina – “our Italian whippet” – is missing in the stretch of sea between Liscia […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed adopting a long-term perspective, grasping the trend of the times and extensively pooling wisdom to study new circumstances and make new plans. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a symposium […]
Read MoreRome: Rome city council backed a motion in early August to name a future Metro C station after the so-called partigiano nero or ‘black partisan’ Giorgio Marincola, instead of the planned name of Amba Aradam – Ipponio. “Rome is proudly anti-fascist,” said mayor Virginia Raggi who declared that Marincola “sacrificed his life for the good […]
Read MoreBeijing: ByteDance, owner of the popular video platform TikTok, announced Sunday that it will file a lawsuit against the U.S. government Tuesday, Beijing time, to protect its rights and interests while beginning to prepare a shutdown plan for its business in the United States. “Over the past year, we have earnestly sought to communicate with […]
Read MoreRome: Whether it’s about daily habits, manners or human nature in general, Italians have some very classic proverbs that seem to fit any circumstance. Some of them very international, some more local and ‘in dialect’, take a look at the following and judge for yourself how much the Italian ‘nonni’ have in common with your […]
Read MoreBeijing: More than 140 bronze antiques from China’s bronze age were recently exhibited at the National Museum of China. Dating back to multiple dynasties including Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han, which spanned from around 1600 B.C. to A.D. 220, all the antiques were excavated in Baoji, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, and nearby areas. According to […]
Read MoreRome: Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini will be in Beirut today (Monday), presenting emergency aid mobilized by his country’s military to help Lebanon following the devastating explosion in the capital on Aug. 4 and a spike in COVID-19 cases. Nave San Giusto — a vessel carrying more than 500 soldiers along with chemical warfare and […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The COVID-19 pandemic had a sudden and substantial impact on the arts and cultural heritage sector. The global health crisis and the uncertainly resulting from it profoundly affected organizations operations as well as individuals across the sector. By March 2020, most cultural institutions across the world were indefinitely closed (or at least with their […]
Read MoreRome: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in Rome on Tuesday, the Italian foreign ministry said on Friday, amid tensions over telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies. Italy has not joined the United States in imposing restrictions on Huawei but the company was excluded from a recent Telecom Italia tender […]
Read MoreKabul: Afghanistan’s President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday met NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo and discussed issues including the peace process in Afghanistan, the Presidential Palace said. In the meeting attended by National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib, the two sides exchanged views on the peace process, strengthening and equipping Afghan national security […]
Read MoreBeijing, As enterprises continue to face challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, China pledged to adopt further measures that would directly benefit businesses, in a bid to enhance the foundation of economic recovery and growth. Earlier this week, a host of steps were adopted at the State Council’s executive meeting to support the real economy […]
Read MoreMilan: Milan is the Italian city that reads the most, claiming the title for the eighth consecutive year, according to online book retailer Amazon.it. The ranking of Italian cities that buy the most books takes into consideration the number of titles in print and digital format purchased by Amazon.it customers during the last year. Exploring […]
Read MoreHefei: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to flood-stricken areas this week has once again demonstrated the commitment to putting people first in governance. Inspecting east China’s Anhui Province, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited flood-affected residents, checked the progress made […]
Read MoreRome: Rome is preparing to unveil a floating cinema on the lake in the EUR neighbourhood, which will be launched by Oscar-winning US director Oliver Stone on 24 August. The TimVision Floating Theatre will be hosted on the laghetto from 24 August until 24 September, with Stone presenting his new autobiography Cercando la luce at […]
Read MoreBeijing: Since mid-July, Huang Xiaoping has been busy working in his 110-hectare paddy field, harvesting early rice and sowing for the next season. Huang also runs a rental business involving farm machinery in a village near the Dongting Lake, China’s second-largest freshwater lake in the central Hunan Province, helping local farmers during the “double rush” […]
Read MoreRome: Rome’s Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport, better known as Fiumicino, celebrated its 60th birthday today (August 20). The airport, which was a symbol of restart during Italy’s post-war economic boom, opened to air traffic on 20 August 1960, five days before the start of Rome’s Olympic Games. Designed to cope with increasing demand for […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected east China’s Anhui Province Tuesday. Xi’s tour came at a time when the country is forging ahead with its economic resumption amid dual challenges of flood relief and regular epidemic control. While uncertainties remain regarding the outlook of the global economic recovery, China’s resilient economic performance has outshone the […]
Read MoreRome: Authorities at Rome’s Bioparco are ensuring the zoo’s residents are coping with the summer heat by providing the animals with swimming pools and refreshing frozen fruit. The Bioparco says that during the extreme heat the animals choose whether to go outdoors or stay in their shelters. For those who venture outside there are new […]
Read MoreBeijing: The track-laying of the Beijing-Xiong’an intercity railway, a key project for the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, was completed on Monday. The last steel track of 500 meters long was laid at 10:30 a.m. on Monday in the Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province, marking the completion of the track-laying work for […]
Read MoreVenice: Venice activists are celebrating the decision by two major cruise operators to drop the lagoon city from their itineraries, for the rest of the year at least. MSC Cruises and Costa Crociere both announced in recent days that their Mediterranean cruises will now depart from Genoa and Trieste instead of Venice. MSC resumed sailing […]
Read MoreBeijing: The sound fundamentals backing China’s industrial economy has remained intact despite the impact of COVID-19, but efforts must be made to combat challenges and make up for the losses, a senior industrial official has said. “China’s industrial performance has improved month by month amid effective epidemic control and policy support,” Xin Guobin, vice minister […]
Read MoreAnkara: Italian football clubs have craved a UEFA Champions League title ever since Inter Milan in 2010 became the last Italian team to claim Europe’s top-tier trophy. Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho led Inter to a 2-0 victory against German powerhouse Bayern Munich in the final in Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Argentine forward Diego Milito scored […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has built the country’s largest province-level power network, according to the State Grid’s Xinjiang branch. Some 71.7 billion yuan (about 10.33 billion U.S. dollars) has been invested in the region’s power grid development during the 2016-2020 period, the company said. Xinjiang has so far built […]
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